CROAT NATIONAL CONGRESS DOESN'T RECOGNISE DECISIONS OF FEDERAL GOVT

MOSTAR, May 29 (Hina) - The Croat National Congress (HNS) of Bosnia- Herzegovina does not recognise the decision of Bosnia's Croat- Muslim entity government to appoint the new management boards of Mostar's aluminium company "Aluminij" and the utility company "Elektroprivreda Herceg-Bosna." The Bosnian Croat association claims the decision was made by unconstitutional and illegal authorities led by the Alliance for Changes. "The illegal and illegitimate government of the Federation of Bosnia-Herzegovina is making such moves in order to aggravate the already unstable situation and impoverish the Croat people in Bosnia-Herzegovina and destroy their economic and all other prospects for which they have worked hard for years," reads a statement issued by the HNS. The HNS holds the decision of the federal government "very dangerous because it destabilises the most successful economic agents and generators of development." The appointment of the new management board of the aluminium company by the state, which owns a 24 percent share, without previous consultations with other owners, has jeopardised the interests of the Sibenik-based Factory of Light Metals, which has a 12 percent share in the company, and small shareholders, who hold a 64 percent share. (hina) rml